Re: SA versus The British Lions
I am surprised at the numbers participating in Rugby. Nearly everyone out numbers us in NZ
World Rugby's largest members, ranked by number of participants in 2019, are:[29]
England England (2.11 million)
United States United States (1.48 million)
South Africa South Africa (692,000)
France France (533,000)
Australia Australia (477,000)
Japan Japan (296,000)
Colombia Colombia (266,000)
Fiji Fiji (225,000)
Canada Canada (217,000)
China Chinese Rugby Football Association (215,000)
Ireland Ireland (210,000)
Scotland Scotland (182,000)
Brazil Brazil (174,000)
Argentina Argentina (161,000)
New Zealand New Zealand (156,000)
Kenya Kenya (123,000)
Spain Spain (114,000)
Russia Russia (109,000)
Wales Wales (108,000)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (96,000)